Death toll in Sakhi Sarwar Shrine blasts reaches 42

D.G. KHAN: The death toll in two suicide blasts near Sakhi Sarwar Shrine have reached to 42, while more than 100 devotees are under treatment in different hospitals of the district, Geo News reported on Sunday.

According to area incharge Rescue 1122 Dr Natiq Hayyat, the blasts occurred near the main gate of Shrine. Women and children were among the dead and injured. The injured have been shifted to DHQ hospital, Nishtar hospital Multan and other private and public hospitals. The condition of several injured is said to be critical.

The blasts are said to be suicide attacks.

According to RPO D.G Khan Ahmed Mubarak police have apprehended two suicide bombers of them one Fida Hussain hails from D.G Khan while other is Afghan national.

He further said that there were two blasts while the causalities are between 25 to 30.